Miles Mogulescu reports at Huffington Post today that Obama made a deal months ago with the health insurance cartel that there would be no public option in the health care bill.
Actually, it’s something that Mogulescu reported last August and that ran once in the New York Times and nowhere else. Ed Schultz picked it up on his TV show, which really ought to stifle these complaints around that Schultz is “managed opposition.” There is enough of that around, but Schultz is not part of it.
Just two thoughts: One, this exposes the lie that there has been any kind of “process” to the packaging and selling of this bill. It’s been theatrics from the start, all done for our benefit. That’s why Joe Lieberman is and will continue to be head of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. He was merely an actor playing his part.
Secondly, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet made great show of collecting signatures on a letter demanding a public option in the bill. It was a Kabuki dance. Bennet has a primary opponent and is running scared. Bennet is not red and black, and is no friend of Jack. (Red touch yellow kill a fellow – I know a poisonous snake when I see one.)
Bennet, a recipient of Wall Street and health insurance money and a Rahm Emanuel appointee, knows what is up.
h/t: Lb
Piece of Mindful 
You’re right about the timing of the deal and wrong about the need for a “public option”.
The bill in its current form will kill all private insurance cos. The fine for not having ins is half what a normal policy costs. People will gladly pay the fine ($5K) rather than paying $12K a year.
Increased regulation will escalate the price of premiums and the cuts in Medicare will add fuel to the fire. Add to this doctors retiring combined with millions more under the care category.
When the wheels finally come off the govt. will gladly step in with the “public option” to clean up the mess. Control is the final solution as evidenced in Biden’s remarks just hours ago.
Patience Mark is a virtue.
LikeLike
Carol actually spent a few minutes reading about Taiwan’s system, where they are worried that health care costs might eat up 8% GDP (we’re at 16% and climbing).She .is the only right winger ever to actually do any reading about other countries.This is the problem Swede – you are too narrow in outlook. Hence your opinions and predictions aren’t well thought out. PLEASE PLEASE look around a bit Eddycate yerself.
LikeLike